Bible Strands
Esther 1:15
“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Xerxes asks his seven highest-ranking princes for a legal ruling regarding Queen Vashti’s refusal to obey his command. The words — The Hebrew כְּ/דָת֙ (ke./Dat) and מַֽה־ לַֽעֲשׂ֔וֹת (mah- la-'a.Sot) literally render “according to law” and “what [is] to do.” The thread — The identical inquiry structure appears in Esther 6:6 when the king asks what should be done for a man he wishes to honor. Why it lands — The text records a monarch seeking a statutory penalty for a royal offense, requiring the reader to observe how court procedure frames the narrative’s turning point.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
Cross-references
- Esther 6:6 Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”